At 12:03 PM 10/18/04 +0100, you wrote: >What of his boiler designs are you thinking of, as it would seem odd if >he went from designing like this around 1930, to being less 'careful' >later on? - Rich. The Maid of Kent (ca.1946 I believe) calls for a few bushings but then other large openings which should also be bushed are not. I acquired a part-built Maid & boiler and it is not bushed at all. I also built a Dyak boiler a couple of years ago and although its design likewise was missing bushings it had other features which I think might exceed today's practice. Regards, Harry MODEL ENGINEERING DISCUSSION LIST. To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list, send a blank email to, modeleng-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" in the subject line.